J. W. Akeman, 80, Dies Of Illness<\/b><\/p>\n
John Walton Akeman,<\/strong> 80-year-old retired farmer and well known Warren county citizen, died at his home at Smyrna Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock following an illness of two months.\u00a0 Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Smyrna Church of Christ with the minister, Silas F. Shaw,<\/strong> and John W. High<\/strong> officiating. \u00a0Burial was in Smyrna cemetery.\u00a0 Mr. Akeman native of Warren county, was born August 25, 1871.\u00a0 He was a son of George Akeman<\/strong> and Martha Cartwright Akeman<\/strong> and was first married to Miss Thena Pettit<\/strong> April 2, 1902. She died December 9, 1927 and Mr. Akeman was married March 19, 1933 to Miss Mary Jaco<\/strong>. She survives. Mr. Akeman was a member of the Church of Christ and had been a resident of the fifth district practically all of his life.\u00a0 He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Beecher Hudson,<\/strong> McMinnville, and a brother, George Akeman<\/strong>, also\u00a0 of McMinnville. Arrangements were by High Funeral home.<\/p>\n J. W. Akeman, 80, Dies Of Illness John Walton Akeman, 80-year-old retired farmer and well known Warren county citizen, died at his home at Smyrna Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock following an illness of two months.\u00a0 Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Smyrna Church of Christ with the minister, Silas F. Shaw, and John W. High officiating. \u00a0Burial was in Smyrna cemetery.\u00a0 Mr. Akeman native of Warren county, was born August 25, 1871.\u00a0 He was a…<\/p>\n
\n[Contributor:\u00a0 Maxine Reggio, 2001]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"